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Simple Gifts
Simple Gifts
Simple Gifts
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Simple Gifts

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Christmas promises to be anything but merry for Robin Matthews who is waging a losing battle to keep her ranch and her family together. So when rugged ex-Marshal Nathaniel Hollister grudgingly agrees to help her run the Rocking M temporarily, he appears to be the answer to her prayers. But with Christmas fast approaching, Robin is going to need a miracle to keep from losing everything, including her heart, to this kind but bitter man.
Though his attraction to her is growing by the day, Nathaniel knows he is too world-weary for a decent young woman like Robin. Once the most infamous lawman in the West, he turned in his badge after a tragedy left him guilt stricken and disillusioned. And yet Nathaniel is about to discover that the magic of Christmas has a way of making the impossible possible... and turning wishes into simple gifts that can last a lifetime.

"A warm and loving Christmas tale..." Romantic Times
"Anna DeForest has written a book that will tug at your heartstrings." Affaire de Coeur
"SIMPLE GIFTS turned out to be a delight. The characters and the storytelling were simply superb and lifted this story out of the ordinary into the extraordinary." All About Romance

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PublisherAnna DeForest
Release dateNov 13, 2020
ISBN9781734788990
Simple Gifts
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Anna DeForest

About the AuthorAnna DeForest wrote her first book-length piece of fiction in fifth grade. She taught history at the Colorado Heritage Center and a Denver private school. She was thrilled when Leisure Books bought her first historical romance, Golden Dreams. She was actually watching Sesame Street with her four-year-old when she received the good news call from her agent, but she managed to tear herself away from Big Bird long enough to listen to the terms of her new contract.Growing up in Colorado gave Anna a lifelong taste for outdoor activities such as hiking, riding and skiing. She also enjoys gardening, which is currently quite a challenge because armadillos keep rooting around in her garden in Dallas.Anna has always tried to write the kind of romances she likes to read—stories about warm, caring people who pursue their lives and loves with passion. These days, Anna is excited about offering four of her previously published romances to her new readers, along with three romances that have never been published before.You can learn more about Anna and her books at www.annadeforest.com.

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